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9781402099373: The New Middle Classes: Globalizing Lifestyles, Consumerism and Environmental Concern
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ISBN 10 : 1402099371 ISBN 13 : 9781402099373
Editeur : Springer-Verlag New York Inc., 2009

Synopsis

With respect to the developing and threshold economies, it is no longer the poor who are the only focus of media attention. Today, the new middle classes are about to take centre stage, too. With their lifestyles and attitudes, the new middle classes are considered to be both the products as well as the promoters of globalization. They are a highly heterogeneousgroup in socio-economicterms as well as in habits 1 and preferences, including their societal role as consumers and citizens. The ?rst wave of scholarly and political attention can be traced back to the mid-nineties. The focal point was surprise and unease about indubitable symptoms of consumerism which, until then had been seen as a characteristic of the richest western societies. However, since the nineties, consumerism has run rampant in - velopingcountriestoo.Thishasparticularlybeennotedwithrespecttotheemerging middle classes in South East Asia. The "will to consume seemed inexhaustible, and appetites insatiable. This rage to consume [...] was both celebrated and feared by political leadersand other social/moralgatekeepers, who beganto condemnthe p- cess as 'Westernization' and even 'westoxi?cation"' (Chua 2000: xii). Ever since, the debate about the lifestyles of the new middle classes and their role in society has gained momentum.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book analyzes the middle class in terms of attitudes and preferences as well as socio-economic features and governmental policies. It provides original contributions from internationally renowned researchers that bring fresh multidisciplinary insights.

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Éditeur
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1402099371
ISBN 13 
9781402099373
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
324
Éditeur
Lange Hellmuth, Meier Lars
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